By Evan Falchuk

Welcome to Grand Rounds – the health care blogosphere’s ultimate blog carnival.

This week’s version is something special.  I asked for posts only about health care reform, and I am overwhelmed by the response.  Below are the leading voices of the health care blogosphere.

It is the Mother of All Health Care Reform Blog Round-Ups.

So, evacuate the dance floor- you’re about to be infected by the sound of health care reform blogging.

First, Doctor Bloggers.

There are many terrific doctor bloggers.  You should read them because they give you a real-life, in the trenches view of health care.  You may be surprised by what you read, and you should read them all.  Regularly.

Premier doctor blogger Kevin Pho (aka KevinMD) says conservatives should be happy with reform, even though they’re not.

Another leading doctor blogger, Dr. Robert Centor (of db’s Medical Rants) puts it succinctly — like only he can: he hopes reform helps but thinks it’s too early to tell.

Dr. Richard Fogros (of the Covert Rationing Blog) says that the individual mandate will survive a constitutional challenge – but it won’t be politics that will save it.

On the other hand, the Happy Hospitalist isn’t so sure about the individual mandate and the politics around it.

At the ACP Internest, Dr. Jonathan LaPook wonders what will happen when 32 million newly insured Americans look for a doctor.  There’s a video report there, too!

Dr. Toni Brayer at Everything Health breaks reform down with her post: Health Care Reform Bill 101.

Dr. Michael Kirsch of MD Whistleblower tallies up who won, and who… won in reform.

Dr. Ramona Bates, fresh of hosting Grand Rounds last week, wonders why there isn’t more tort reform in the reform law?

From across the pond, Dr. Am Ang Zhang of the Cockroach Catcher gives the perspective of an NHS doc on US reform.

Dr. Joseph Kim says reform will make more doctors leave clinical practice.

The anonymous family practice doctor at Musings of a Dinosaur says health care reform is nothing of the sort.

Dr. John Schumann of Glass Hospital notes a big gap in the reform plan.

Dr. John Mandrola – a new blogger – says the problem with reform is it doesn’t fix the things that are eroding the doctor-patient relationship.

The brand-newest doctor-blog is Jill of All Trades, MD.  By brand-newest, I mean this is her second post ever.  In it she tells us about reform from the perspective of a doctor working for a state department of public health.

Now, Health Care Bloggers

These are the policy and business leaders of the health care blogosphere.  They had a lot to say about reform, too.

David Harlow, lawyer and health care blogger extraordinaire at Healthblawg, weighs in on whether reform is constitutional.  In short, he says, get over it.

David Williams, of the Health Business Blog says we should thank the Republicans for delivering reform.

Hank Stern at Insure Blog has written so much about reform I wondered how he would pick a post.  He makes the point that reform is about something he knows a lot about- health insurance.  It was never really about health care.

Gregg Masters (best-known on twitter as @2healthguru – follow him!) says reform is kicking off the era of Managed Care 2.0.

Jake Shulke of MedicJake is a paramedic in California.  He’s tired of all the talk about socialism, capitalism and whatever other -isms.  He thinks all that talk misses the point: it’s a good thing if people have insurance coverage.

Speaking of insurance, insurance expert Scott Dowling of  Insurance in the Light thinks the reform plan is really just a step on the road to a single-payer America.

Another expert, Louise of Colorado Health Insurance Insider, explains the intricacies of the new law on pre-existing conditions and children.  It’s not as simple as you think.

Laurie Edwards of a Chronic Dose asks a good question: Where’s the patient in health care reform?

Amy Tenderich of Diabetes Mine wonders if the American Diabetes Association has been helping in any meaningful way in putting the needs of patients in the forefront of reform.

Laika at Laika’s MedLib blogs from the Netherlands.  In her post, she shares insights into the Dutch health care system and thoughts about how U.S. reform looks from the Continent.

Do you wonder what dentists think about reform?  Teresa Duncan of Dental Implant Blog gives you an idea.

Can I submit my own post for Grand Rounds?  I’m willing to risk it.  Here were my reactions when the bill passed.

Finally, something completely different

He’s not a health care blogger, but Curtis Silver of Wired Magazine (he’s their renowned “Geek Dad”) submitted his own whimsical take on reform.  It’s the Top 10 Geeky Changes in the Health Care Reform Bill.  Some of these might actually be in there.

Thank you to everyone who submitted posts on reform.

Next week’s Grand Rounds is at The Daily Monthly!